Coast Guard, partners, good Samaritans respond to helicopter crash on Kauai
A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau boat crew traverse the shoreline near Kalalau Beach on Kauai March 26, 2026. The Coast Guard received a report from Kauai Police Dispatch of a helicopter crash-landing near Kalalau Beach with five people aboard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Kauai)